Paolo Forename

1,449th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 675,508 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Vatican City

Paolo Forename Definition:

A Latin name, meaning: A little stone.

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Paolo Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy
100%
593,7571:10315
Philippines
100%
13,6621:7,7591,132
United States
100%
6,2691:57,8303,085
Switzerland
100%
5,9381:1,383289
Mozambique-4,3201:6,3061,134
England
100%
3,2691:17,0091,138
Brazil
100%
3,2681:65,5564,242
Canada
100%
2,9831:11,1071,257
France
100%
2,9571:22,479977
Peru
100%
2,8741:11,0621,194
Chile
100%
2,8151:6,255583
Madagascar-2,7211:8,6841,463
Germany
100%
2,2541:42,8921,340
Belgium
100%
1,9591:5,865818
Libya-1,8361:3,389568
Spain
100%
1,8321:25,3981,362
Poland
100%
1,6961:22,422765
Ethiopia
100%
1,6181:60,2975,277
Dominican Republic-1,5941:6,544884
Venezuela
100%
1,0941:27,6072,056
Mexico
100%
1,0571:117,4502,769
Egypt
90%
 
1,0411:88,2814,164
Ecuador-1,0291:17,2271,089
Argentina
97%
 
8791:48,6611,395
Netherlands
100%
8411:20,0981,933
Thailand
100%
8381:83,6117,500
South Africa
100%
5471:99,6948,078
Guatemala
100%
5331:30,2221,386
Bolivia
100%
5101:20,7871,456
Uruguay
100%
3961:8,656690
Morocco-3551:96,7573,231
Ghana-3371:80,0783,677
Australia-3341:40,8912,116
Croatia
100%
3341:12,626870
Portugal-3231:32,2321,307
Congo
83%
 
3181:15,7521,766
Luxembourg
100%
3121:1,808304
Colombia
100%
2991:159,7964,191
Saudi Arabia-2911:105,88510,050
San Marino
100%
2881:11418
Sri Lanka-2861:72,7246,418
Paraguay
100%
2851:25,3921,426
Gabon-2811:6,7021,252
DR Congo
95%
 
2741:269,44411,005
Sweden
100%
2681:36,7832,143
Albania
100%
2561:11,9011,783
Greece
100%
1921:56,9511,897
China-1801:7,589,19959,412
Scotland
100%
1751:30,5741,219
Austria
100%
1681:50,6801,530
Russia
95%
 
1631:884,8697,953
Costa Rica
100%
1591:29,9871,689
Estonia
100%
1461:9,0091,073
Malta-1421:3,024498
Indonesia
100%
1371:1,882,94698,365
Ireland
100%
1331:34,9141,338
Cameroon
53%
 
1321:163,7167,384
Denmark-1301:43,4581,771
Panama
100%
1301:30,0502,509
Romania
100%
1291:155,4425,893
Japan-1241:1,032,14615,164
Haiti
100%
1201:89,3915,207
New Zealand-1161:39,1042,354
Monaco
100%
1111:34744
Singapore
100%
801:78,5887,120
Slovenia
100%
761:32,3521,654
Norway
100%
721:71,2822,620
Wales
100%
681:45,5051,661
Puerto Rico-671:52,9901,427
United Arab Emirates-611:117,2468,700
Benin
100%
601:176,2648,791
Hong Kong-591:131,4022,983
Malaysia
100%
571:534,20922,888
New Caledonia
100%
521:5,195708
Czechia
100%
491:217,4731,674
Honduras
100%
481:183,6974,488
Kuwait-471:80,5386,521
Qatar
100%
411:57,7957,275
Finland
96%
 
401:137,0802,784
India
100%
391:31,150,717630,417
Sudan-361:1,050,1942,907
Bulgaria
100%
341:205,6005,098
Hungary
100%
311:315,8641,393
Ukraine
95%
 
301:1,516,6644,310
El Salvador-291:218,6822,993
Iceland-261:14,0781,129
Seychelles
100%
261:3,564725
Angola-251:1,078,6642,481
Nigeria
100%
251:7,102,57496,430
Ivory Coast
100%
231:1,003,30129,672
Tunisia-231:29,4311,879
French Polynesia-221:12,6321,507
Iraq-191:1,843,04511,423
Gibraltar-181:1,897362
Zimbabwe
100%
171:907,28333,225
Afghanistan
100%
151:2,174,90118,600
Jersey-151:6,665705
Israel
55%
 
141:600,20810,774
Taiwan
100%
141:1,697,83448,176
Senegal
100%
131:1,121,6439,904
South Korea-131:426,49411,600
Barbados-121:24,1491,919
Nicaragua
100%
121:501,5288,668
Oman-121:342,3894,330
Vietnam-121:7,718,5933,884
Northern Ireland
100%
101:184,3151,771
Georgia
100%
101:373,8477,758
Jordan-101:882,6774,972
Belarus
100%
91:1,053,5985,565
Fiji-91:99,1531,900
Serbia-91:793,9695,658
Togo-91:804,3604,738
Jamaica-81:360,40310,541
Tanzania-81:6,598,54036,161
Turkey
100%
81:9,725,21431,896
Guam-71:22,9492,164
Andorra-61:13,814711
Antigua and Barbuda-61:16,5662,341
Moldova
100%
61:593,5233,425
Azerbaijan
100%
51:1,928,58920,785
Pakistan
100%
51:38,871,536142,270
Slovakia
100%
51:1,062,0133,906
Uganda
100%
51:8,191,38458,906
Bangladesh-41:39,865,34224,379
Belize
100%
41:88,5775,260
Bermuda-41:16,2061,525
Cayman Islands-41:15,3251,588
Equatorial Guinea-41:284,422684
Guinea-Bissau-41:432,054199
Mali-41:4,244,4395,329
Mongolia-41:733,70410,632
Myanmar-41:12,987,0681,965
Rwanda-41:2,842,8582,668
Swaziland-41:325,0442,285
Vanuatu-41:65,448976
Brunei-31:139,8572,352
Cuba-31:3,835,5178,849
Guinea-31:3,952,8826,312
Lebanon-31:1,875,85711,580
North Macedonia
100%
31:696,91910,674
Vatican City-31:413
Armenia
100%
21:1,459,37610,220
Cape Verde-21:264,5764,841
Cyprus
100%
21:435,5383,859
Kazakhstan-21:8,873,42235,327
Macau-21:304,1041,640
Namibia-21:1,202,09012,702
Niger-21:9,591,99755,581
Papua New Guinea
100%
21:4,076,157155,819
Saint Lucia-21:88,9085,280
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-21:55,7904,636
Zambia-21:7,927,39745,785
Abkhazia
100%
11:243,4223,525
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Aruba-11:103,7802,838
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
Bhutan-11:824,9286,865
Bosnia and Herzegovina
100%
11:3,524,4588,651
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Burkina Faso-11:18,379,469100,219
Burundi-11:9,906,5592,558
Cook Islands-11:18,1531,349
Curaçao-11:155,8031,239
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
Eritrea-11:4,752,977997
Iran-11:78,496,86865,150
Isle of Man-11:85,023723
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Kosovo-11:1,861,44022,170
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
Liechtenstein-11:37,8561,091
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
Malawi-11:17,112,31024,110
Mauritania-11:4,095,23927,701
Mauritius
100%
11:1,297,78413,721
Montenegro-11:634,5764,914
Nepal-11:28,487,352119,417
Northern Mariana Islands-11:54,6681,803
Saint Barthelemy-11:9,555215
Saint Kitts and Nevis-11:54,8612,604
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
100%
11:6,315385
Sierra Leone-11:7,088,6631,497
Suriname-11:552,8115,457
Syria-11:19,306,0759,560
Tonga-11:107,436779
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Turkmenistan-11:5,472,8703,925
Uzbekistan-11:30,786,44017,476

The alternate forms: Pâolo (1) & Paólo (1) are calculated separately.

Paolo (3,767) may also be a surname.

Paolo Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Latin name, meaning: A little stone.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

User-submitted Reference

Paulo is the Portuguese variation of the name Paul. It comes from Latin paullus, which means 'little', 'short'. Paulo became popular due to St. Paul, an important leader of the Christian church. Initially called Saul, he became Paul after his baptism.

- pandavermelhoo

This name means 'modest'.

- nektariosp99

Paolo Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pâolo931/
Paólo931/
Paollo91149/
Phaolo9151/
Paholo9143/
Paoulo9136/
Paolos9128/
Paoolo9118/
Pauolo9114/
Paoloa9112/
Pajolo9111/
Paoluo918/
Paolou917/
Ppaolo916/
Paiolo912/
Paolop912/
Payolo912/
Paolio912/
Peaolo911/
Paaolo911/
Paoloh911/
Paoloi911/
Paoloo911/
Paoloz911/
Paoljo911/
Pajollo8311/
Paoulou833/
Paolous833/
Phaollo833/
Paolosh832/
Paoulos832/
D'Paolo831/
Pauoloa831/
Pahoulo831/
Paoullo831/
Phaoulo831/
Piaoluo831/
Paola80990,389/
Poalo8036/
Paolà801/
Paùlo801/
Paülo801/
Paolá801/
Paoulous7712/
Paoulosh771/
Paolla734,585/
Pahola731,346/
Pohalo73249/
Phaola73146/
Paoula7380/
Paoola7377/
Paolah7359/
Payola7359/
Paiola7354/
Pauola7323/
Paolaa7317/
Poalou7316/
Paolas7314/
Paolaz739/
Paaulo738/
Peaola737/
Paolha737/
Paolia737/
Pajola735/
Paolad734/
Paohla734/
Paaola733/
Poaulo731/
Poholo731/
Poiolo731/
Pao'la731/
Paolap731/
Paolat731/
Peyolo731/
Paowlh731/
Paijola6755/
Phaolla6752/
Paholla6723/
Paolash6710/
Poualou677/
Phayola674/
Paahola672/
Paoolaa672/
Phoohlo672/
Paollah672/
D'Paola671/
Phohalo671/
Phoholo671/
Paualos671/
Poyulyo671/
Paaoola671/
Paholad671/
Paholah671/
Paholat671/
Pahoola671/
Pahullo671/
Paolach671/
Paolaht671/
Paoosla671/
Pajolla671/
Phajola671/
Phaolas671/
Peuhalo671/
Peuyalo671/
Poél671/
Paohlla671/
Paoolla671/
Paoulla671/
Paowlla671/
Phaoola671/

Paolo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paolo in the Russian language
Паолоpaolo-

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